WASHINGTON, DC– Following alarming reports of Google’s efforts to obtain the health records of millions of Americans without their awareness or consent, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wrote Google today demanding answers to the serious questions and concerns raised by “Project Nightingale.” “We write with concern over reports that Ascension has entered into a partnership that provides Google with the health records of tens of millions of Americans without their awareness or consent,” the senators wrote. “Health information and records of medical care are exceptionally sensitive information that, when mishandled, expose patients to embarrassment, discrimination, exploitation, and other harms. Based on prior privacy violations and security failures from the company, we have substantial…
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